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march 07, 2019 - Benetti

BENETTI YACHTMASTER: THE 19TH YEAR


Livorno and Tuscany played host to the first leg of the 19th #benetti Yachtmaster, an #event organised for #superyacht captains and industry professionals. Update and networking sessions alternated with opportunities to exchange views. The #event, which took place from January 30 to February 1st, 2019, was preceded by the Palma de Majorca Roadshow last November and will continue with an exciting tour of the yachting world’s most stunning locations, calling in Turkey, Greece and Australia, before ending in Fort Lauderdale next May.

The 19th #benetti Yachtmaster was launched under the banner of the number 19, which is this year’s “magic number” for the Group: there have been 19 editions of Yachtmaster so far; Azimut|Benetti Group has won the Global Order Book for the 19th time; and 2019 is the year of Benetti’s “Giga Season”, which puts #benetti at the forefront of the international yachting industry, with the launch and delivery planned of three giga yachts over 100 meters in length.

The opening ceremony for this edition, held at the Group’s Livorno shipyard, was transformed into a unique #event by the appearance of the company’s top two corporate officers: Azimut|Benetti Group Chairman Paolo Vitelli and #benetti Business Line CEO Franco Fusignani.

On the morning of January 30, with over 200 attendees, including captains, surveyors, paint inspectors, owner’s representatives and stewardesses from Greece, Turkey, Russia and South America, the #event got underway with a speech by Paolo Vitelli himself. In it, the Group Chairman reminded his audience of the importance of Yachtmaster, a unique #event in its genre that brings together all the skill profiles found in the yachting business, cementing the ties between owners, captains, crews and the shipyard.

Vitelli also thanked Fraser, Lusben and Yachtique which, together with Azimut and #benetti, form a solid Group that offers across-the-board #service for yacht enthusiasts. “Being here with you, in our beautiful shipyard, is a source of great pride for me”, the Group Chairman said in conclusion. He was followed by CEO Franco Fusignani, who focused on Benetti’s production capacity, with plans this year to build and launch 20 yachts at the company’s Viareggio and Livorno shipyards.

Next up, during the “Owner’s team perspective” session for #benetti captains, expert international broker David Seal interviewed Mario Lodovico Salani, captain of a 43-meters CRN yacht, and David Davidson, the captain of the M/Y Metis, a 63-meter custom #benetti launched in November and scheduled for delivery in the coming months.